Chapter 252 The Missing Body – A Turning Point in The Understated Dragon Lord by Swnovels
In this chapter of The Understated Dragon Lord, Swnovels introduces major changes to the story. Chapter 252 The Missing Body shifts the narrative tone, revealing secrets, advancing character arcs, and increasing stakes within the Novel genre.
"Heh!" Shitstrong could only respond to Daniel's words with a cold sneer. "Scum, is there any scientific basis for what you’re saying? How could a body move by itself? How could it possibly walk over ten miles here, then hang itself from the beam? Your story is laughable! Even kindergarten children wouldn't believe your theory!"
Daniel looked at Ava with a mischievous grin, asking, "Sarge, do you believe it?"
"I...," Ava hesitated, caught off guard, and could only growl back, "I’m not a kid!"
"So, Sarge, you don't believe me? You don’t believe Jennflower's body could have left the police department on its own? You don’t believe it could have come here? That her body hanged itself here?"
"Hang my ass!" Ava rolled her eyes and countered, "Even if there are ghosts in this world, and maybe there are things science can't explain, what you’re saying is too illogical. How do you expect me to believe you?"
"It's simple, Sarge. You solve cases with evidence, so we should speak with evidence."
"Evidence? Do you have evidence?"
"The room where Jennflower's body was kept should have surveillance cameras, right, Sarge? You could get the footage with just one phone call."
"Of course, I can!"
Ava made a call to Scout River, who was in charge of the body storage. The phone connected.
"Sarge, what do you need?"
"Scout, go see if Jennflower's body is still there?"
After a short wait, Scout reported back. "Sorry, Sarge, Handshome's body has disappeared too. Who could have snuck into the morgue and stolen their bodies? They were suicides, weren’t they? Who would steal their bodies? Unless they weren't suicides but were murdered? Could the thief of their bodies be their murderer?"
On the phone, Scout shared his deductions.
"Tell him to check the surveillance videos," Daniel suggested to Ava.
Ava rolled her eyes at Daniel and then directed Scout over the phone, "Scout, check the surveillance footage to see if you can find any clues. I need to know who stole the bodies."
Given a choice between Scout's theory and Daniel's, Ava wouldn't hesitate to believe Scout.
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